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messed with them, had done it to manti te'o and manti te'o found out about it on december 6th. one of the theories that's been floating around is this started out as a hoax. te'o decided i'm going to ride this to get me the heisman trophy and consideration. >> right. >> if you accept the december 6th date, the balloting is done. >> he didn't lie after the girlfriend after that date. >> that's point two. accepting the timeline, it is coming in to focus and wasn't a heisman angle. is it possible and to me it is, very conceivable, especially in this day and age, manti te'o found a relationship, exclusively online relationship he believed to be a great girl and thought he was in love and never met're. >> never on the phone with her? >> finds out about that, he finds out about that on december 6th, when's going through this guy's mind? humiliation. how could i be so stupid? the whole world, the whole world believe that is there's a tragic story built up around this. he's 20 years old. >> okay. >> how does he resnakt. >> toure? assuming it turns out he's in on it all the time, what s
messed with them, had done it to manti te'o and manti te'o found out about it on december 6th. one of the theories that's been floating around is this started out as a hoax. te'o decided i'm going to ride this to get me the heisman trophy and consideration. >> right. >> if you accept the december 6th date, the balloting is done. >> he didn't lie after the girlfriend after that date. >> that's point two. accepting the timeline, it is coming in to focus and wasn't a...
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te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. who would say this if it weren't true? i don't get the sense that he's a sociopath. i get the sense that he's confused. a lot of people lie about themselves on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this. he's sort of transposing, that he is the woman, he's the one having the relationship with manti te'o. he talked about the online relationship and essentially he was carrying it on with manti te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there are many times where manti and lennay had broken up but something would bring them back together, whether it was something going on in his life or lennay's life or in this case, my life. >> interesting. lennay's life. >> almost like an alter ego. he would be lennay. >> so he is mentally stable? is this the thing that kind of happens sometimes? forget the horrificness of the hoax. >> we see this with internet dating. sometimes people lie. they say that they are a different something. some people lie about being a
te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. who would say this if it weren't true? i don't get the sense that he's a sociopath. i get the sense that he's confused. a lot of people lie about themselves on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this. he's sort of transposing, that he is the woman, he's the one having the relationship with manti te'o. he talked about the online relationship and essentially he was carrying it on with manti te'o. here's what he said...
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there were many times where manti and lennay have broken up before. but every time that, you know, either i would try to end it or he would, or lennay would try to end it, or he would, it's like they would break up and then something would bring them back together, whether it was something going on in his life or lennay's life or in this case, my life. i wanted to end it because, after everything i had gone through, i finally realized that i just had to move on with my life and had to get, you know, my real -- me, ronaiah, i had to start living and let this go. >> well, there you have it. now, tuiasosopo is also telling dr. phil that he faked his voice to sound like a young woman who manti says he spoke with on the phone so many times. however, tuiasosopo did refuse to repeat that voice on the dr. phil show. this is a two-parter, folks not surprising. cue the music. the interview airs today and tomorrow. >>> speaking of sports, three days and counting to sunday's super bowl. and fif you are -- let me be blunt here, if you're loaded you can still get a
there were many times where manti and lennay have broken up before. but every time that, you know, either i would try to end it or he would, or lennay would try to end it, or he would, it's like they would break up and then something would bring them back together, whether it was something going on in his life or lennay's life or in this case, my life. i wanted to end it because, after everything i had gone through, i finally realized that i just had to move on with my life and had to get, you...
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the victim of a cruel hoax or was manti te'o in on it to create a personal narrative? create couric snagged the interview. te'o admits he briefly misled reporters just days before the heisman trophy ceremony, even after learning his online relationship with a girl and her death was all make believe. >> my whole world told me that she died on september 12th. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th saying that she's alive and then i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and they ask me the same question. what would you do? >> the question so many people are asking including couric is if the story about a girl friend and her death after a leukemia battle served him well by making him an incredibly sympathetic figure. >> for me the only thing i basked in is i had an impact on people, that people turn to me and for inspiration. >> dr. andrea bannier is a licensed clinical psychologist. >> is he believable? >> not particularly and that doesn't mean that i believe that he's outright lyin
the victim of a cruel hoax or was manti te'o in on it to create a personal narrative? create couric snagged the interview. te'o admits he briefly misled reporters just days before the heisman trophy ceremony, even after learning his online relationship with a girl and her death was all make believe. >> my whole world told me that she died on september 12th. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th saying that...
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tonight the voice mail from manti te'o's fake girlfriend. does the person on the other end of the line sound like a woman to you? we'll place the voice. you decide. plus, the defense secretary says allowing women in combat will make the military stronger. >>> we are moving forward with a plan to eliminate all unnecessary gender-based terriers in service. >> some women could do it fine and some women would never be able to. >> shepard: we'll hear from the women who actually serve. >> i feel if a woman is strong enough to stand up and give the oath, then she's strong enough to be right threw next to her other soldiers. >> we are strong as men. >> shepard: tonight the changing face of the united states military. plus, revelations about the nanny accused in a baby's death. >> when i found out she was a nanny, i was really concerned. >> i wouldn't leave her watching my dog for an hour. >> shepard: what we've uncovered about this woman's past. that is first from fox this thursday night. they hired a nanny to take care of their infant daughter. ins
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te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. i get the sense he's confused. we know a lot of people lie about who they are on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this then. it's interesting what it sounds like ft he's sort of trans posing, that he is the woman, having the relationship. he talked about the online relationship that essentially he was carrying on with te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there were many times where manti and lennay had broken up, but something would bring them back together. in this case, in my life. >> interesting, lennay's life. she became a person to him. >> almost like an alter ego. >> so, is he mentally stable? is this the kind of things that happens sometimes, when we forget the horrificness of the hoax, but when your sexuality is confused? >> yes, and we see this sometimes with internet dating. some people lie about being a woman or a man and it doesn't necessarily mean they're confused. it's just a place where they can expand and see what it's l
te'o, to be loved by manti te'o. i get the sense he's confused. we know a lot of people lie about who they are on the internet. it's this perfect place to experiment. >> let me ask you about this then. it's interesting what it sounds like ft he's sort of trans posing, that he is the woman, having the relationship. he talked about the online relationship that essentially he was carrying on with te'o. here's what he said to dr. phil. >> there were many times where manti and lennay had...
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manti was the victim of that hoax. man tie is the victim of that hoax. >> bill: now, that's hard to believe if you the love of your life dies, you go to the funeral, right? don't you go to the funeral? so, once again, the internet at the center of a national controversy and that should be a cautionary tale for all of us. do not, do not allow the machines to take control of your life. don't do that evil operates best when it is hidden. the net is a great place to hide. that's the memo. now for the top sent to tonight joining us from san francisco fox news analyst and sports guy covered football for six years. te'o a fraud, jim? >> there are an awful lot of holes in this story. i don't want to go there yet. everything leading up to it would indicate yes it is. you said why not go to the funeral. she was in a car accident almost died. you are not going to ever go visit her. then she has leukemia which causes her death, supposedly even though that didn't really happen. you don't go visit her. then you don't go to the funer
manti was the victim of that hoax. man tie is the victim of that hoax. >> bill: now, that's hard to believe if you the love of your life dies, you go to the funeral, right? don't you go to the funeral? so, once again, the internet at the center of a national controversy and that should be a cautionary tale for all of us. do not, do not allow the machines to take control of your life. don't do that evil operates best when it is hidden. the net is a great place to hide. that's the memo. now...
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so john, we know we're going to hear from manti te'o tonight. that was quite the press conference last night with the athletic director of notre dame. what's amazing here is notre dame seems to be 100% convinced that te'o is a victim and not part of this scheme. >> reporter: that's right, chuck. here's this morning's south bend tribune. "cruel hoax" the big headline. notre dame is standing behind te'o, saying he is the victim of this hoax. there are a lot of unanswered questions, questions that in many ways can only be answered by te'o himself. for instance, inconsistencies. jack swarbrick said that te'o told him he had never met this young woman, this alleged young woman, face-to-face. but his father is quoted in an october story in the "south bend tribune" saying they did meet face-to-face, at least a couple times in hawaii, where te'o lived. another big question that swarbrick addressed last night, is what's the possible motivation for this hoax? >> we had no idea as to motive. and that was really significant to us. was there somebody trying
so john, we know we're going to hear from manti te'o tonight. that was quite the press conference last night with the athletic director of notre dame. what's amazing here is notre dame seems to be 100% convinced that te'o is a victim and not part of this scheme. >> reporter: that's right, chuck. here's this morning's south bend tribune. "cruel hoax" the big headline. notre dame is standing behind te'o, saying he is the victim of this hoax. there are a lot of unanswered...
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phil's interview with the mastermind behind the manti te'o girl friend hoax when we come back. >>> i felt like even if we ended this and we moved on with our lives and this wasn't brought back up and the truth wasn't known that we wouldn't truly be moving on. it just wasn't the truth. right then and there i knew i needed to come clean and make everything right. >> but can he truly make things right? some would say that ronaiah tuiasosopo has done irreparable harm by pulling this hoax on manti te'o and, you know, he supposedly came clean today with dr. phil about how he staged this whole thing, but we assembled a panel of ladies, several of them colleagues of us here at wusa9, to talk about this whole thing and they have a lot to say, but priscilla, since you're our guest, i'll put the first question to you. do you buy what this guy is dishing out? >> i don't simply because i think there are some pieces missing to the puzzle. i haven't heard his voice and i believe there's just some pieces missing and i also believe that our football player may have known before it was told that he is
phil's interview with the mastermind behind the manti te'o girl friend hoax when we come back. >>> i felt like even if we ended this and we moved on with our lives and this wasn't brought back up and the truth wasn't known that we wouldn't truly be moving on. it just wasn't the truth. right then and there i knew i needed to come clean and make everything right. >> but can he truly make things right? some would say that ronaiah tuiasosopo has done irreparable harm by pulling this...
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manti te'o's fake lover tells dr. phil why he spent years pretending to be a girl. very disturbing. and that's next in sports. >>> plus, a leaked super bowl ad that is offensive and racist by some is being defended by an unlikely source. that story and a check on all the crazy weather around this country when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a new family of new atomic weapons is perfected and the greatest of these is the h bomb, the hydrogen bomb, the super bomb. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] zzzquil™ sleep-aid. [ snoring ]
manti te'o's fake lover tells dr. phil why he spent years pretending to be a girl. very disturbing. and that's next in sports. >>> plus, a leaked super bowl ad that is offensive and racist by some is being defended by an unlikely source. that story and a check on all the crazy weather around this country when "way too early" comes right back. >>> a new family of new atomic weapons is perfected and the greatest of these is the h bomb, the hydrogen bomb, the super...
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manti te'o was a warning of the catfish phenomenon. if you haven't seen the movie catfish, it's gripping. go see it. what kinds of other dinners are there for online dating? >> the interesting thing about the manti te'o incident is not that it happened. it happens all the time. people fall in love with a profile and develop strong feelings based on the messaging that goes back and forth. the interesting thing about that is that there was no money involved. a lot of the scams are based on moan. the point is to extract money from someone. in this situation, i don't know if it's less sad or more sad, but more just to lure someone emotional and to embarrass them. >> this trend seems to be working out well for a lot of people. on balance, online dating has been a good thing for people making connections. >> i think so. any dating site, any kind of a technology that helps people not be alone is a fantastic thing. yes, we have to deal with the downside, but we have to deal with the downside of every technology. look at the text messages and t
manti te'o was a warning of the catfish phenomenon. if you haven't seen the movie catfish, it's gripping. go see it. what kinds of other dinners are there for online dating? >> the interesting thing about the manti te'o incident is not that it happened. it happens all the time. people fall in love with a profile and develop strong feelings based on the messaging that goes back and forth. the interesting thing about that is that there was no money involved. a lot of the scams are based on...
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there were many times where manti and linnea had broken up before. but every time that either i would try tore or the male gender it's like they would break up something would bring them back together whether it was something going on in his life or linnea's life or in this case my life. i wanted to end it because after everything i had gone through i finally realized i had to move on with my life and i had to get my -- me, i had to start just living. >> manti has maintained he was not involved in that hoax. >>> it's time for the brew on this question of the day responses. earlier in the show we asked you about a new study that tells you know it alls are the worst super bowl party guests. >> we asked you. he wanted to know what made the worst guest during super bowl. mark e-mailed us: >> which ones drive you the most nuts? >> probably the one that makes you taste all of the food. >> people who are really loud. i appreciate getting excited but the really loud guys it's too much. >> keep all of us in mind at your super bowl parties. >> thank you everyo
there were many times where manti and linnea had broken up before. but every time that either i would try tore or the male gender it's like they would break up something would bring them back together whether it was something going on in his life or linnea's life or in this case my life. i wanted to end it because after everything i had gone through i finally realized i had to move on with my life and i had to get my -- me, i had to start just living. >> manti has maintained he was not...
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are we finally got answers from the manti te'o about the fake girlfriend hoax. in yesterday's taped interview with katie couric, who he actually shares an agent with, te'o addressed some of the inconsistencies surrounding his version of the story. >> you told him you met as a usc game, that you were just friends then. can you see why people would view this as at worst as a complete lie and at best as incredibly misleading? >> i can see that. and for that, you know, for people feeling that they're misled, that i'm sorry for. but i wasn't as forthcoming about it, but i didn't lie. i never was asked did you see her in person. and so through the embarrassment and the fear of what people may think, that i was committed to this person who i didn't have the chance to meet and she all of a sudden died, that scared me. >> te'o also said to dispel one of the theories regarding his sexuality. >> one of the theories, many theories, making the rounds is somehow you created this whole scenario to cover up your sex l orientation. are you gay? >> no. far from it. far from that.
are we finally got answers from the manti te'o about the fake girlfriend hoax. in yesterday's taped interview with katie couric, who he actually shares an agent with, te'o addressed some of the inconsistencies surrounding his version of the story. >> you told him you met as a usc game, that you were just friends then. can you see why people would view this as at worst as a complete lie and at best as incredibly misleading? >> i can see that. and for that, you know, for people...
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do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'll see you tomorrow. catch us every weekday 2:00 p.m. eastern time here on msnbc. to keep in contact with us off air, twitter, facebook. "the cycle" is up next. get the skills, the savings, and the supplies they need - to go from beginning... to doing... to beautifully done. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now this ashland vanity is a special buy at just two hundred, ninety-nine dollars. call (star star)thd to shop now. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills-
do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation."...
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a shocking revelation in the girlfriend scandal involving notre dame football player manti te'o. after talking to the mastermind of this fraud, dr. phil mcgraw was on the "today" show. >> was this a romantic relationship with you? and he says, yes. i said you are then, therefore, guy? and he said, well, when you put it that way, yes. >> dr. phil says the hoaxter said he was not involved in this scheme. >>> garrett mcnamara claims he broke his own world record by surfing a 100 foot wave off the coast of portugal. amazingly, he came out with no injuries and experts are still working to confirm the size of that wave. looks big. >>> the tug of war ben bulls and wears today on deck today. we have mastercard, dow chemical and ups. we'll see how facebook fares after income tumbled 79%. >>> after the bell, equally come woud investors with bullish earnings and outlook. video game publisher and electronic arts ticked lower in late training due to a slum notary public sales of gaming con soles. >>> investors soured on the release of two new blackberries on wednesday sending the stock spiral
a shocking revelation in the girlfriend scandal involving notre dame football player manti te'o. after talking to the mastermind of this fraud, dr. phil mcgraw was on the "today" show. >> was this a romantic relationship with you? and he says, yes. i said you are then, therefore, guy? and he said, well, when you put it that way, yes. >> dr. phil says the hoaxter said he was not involved in this scheme. >>> garrett mcnamara claims he broke his own world record by...
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. >>> coming up, was the mastermind of the manti te'o hoax the only one who pretended to be kekua. >> more after your local news. ( ♪ ) for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the days when you get a sudden call from the school, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. when you have children's motrin on hand, you're ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer than children's motrin. be...
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the center of their team was the star linebacker manti te'o, and the center of manti te'o's story was the fact he was playing for his grandmother and his girlfriend who both passed away within hours of each other on september 11 or so timber 12, the dates keep changing, which is part of the story. she died of leukemia, the story went. manti te'o was flying with a broken heart but inspired by her memory. the entire nation of fans were swept into the story. people raise thousands of dollars in her name to give money to cancer research. it turns out she never existed. and now here is where we get to two possibilities of what took place. either manti te'o was victim of a hoax that took place over the course of three years, what is called phishing, sunset of this identity online and question the feel he was in love with someone was not real, or manti te'o was the architect of this hoax and did so for reasons that are frankly left to speculation. maybe he was trying to give himself a narrative that would aid his chances to win the heisman trophy. maybe he is trying to keep his personal life
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let's talk about this manti te'o story. a lot of people are talking about this. here's a guy who apparently had a relationship he built with a girl he thought was real online and eventually got to the point he called her his girlfriend. there's a lot of other facts to the story. we don't have time for those right now. i think what a lot of parents, lucy, are trying to get their arms around is could their teen have a relationship with someone online and get to the point where they feel romantically link to that person even though they've never met that person? >> teens in our generation are so used to the internet and grew up in live chat rooms, talking to strangers meeting people our parents probably tell us to stay away from. as teens, you know, we're so used to that, that euroing i dok it's at all strange. >> this doesn't shock you that this guy thought he had a girlfriend and never met her. >> unfortunately, no. >> sam. >> what's different about our generation we don't group online relationships and interpersonal relationships differently and think they're the
let's talk about this manti te'o story. a lot of people are talking about this. here's a guy who apparently had a relationship he built with a girl he thought was real online and eventually got to the point he called her his girlfriend. there's a lot of other facts to the story. we don't have time for those right now. i think what a lot of parents, lucy, are trying to get their arms around is could their teen have a relationship with someone online and get to the point where they feel...
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at this point, did you think to yourself, manti, are you kidding? now she has leukemia? it goes on and on and on. >> yeah, i thought how could all this happen to one person? >> three months later, he was told his grandmother had died and a few hours later he got a phone call from someone who said he was lennay kekua's brother. >> he was crying and kept screaming. he just said she's gone. >> te'o then dedicated the rest of his football season to his grandmother and to lennay kekua. his coaches shared his story with the media, which along with his stellar performance on the field made him a star. then on december 6th te'o received a phone call. the voice on the other end of the phone said it was lennay kekua. >> there was a long silent pause. and -- i was angry. just to say the least. >> you knew something was up at that point. >> yes. >> finally. you knew something was up. >> yes. >> and then even though the person he thought was lennay kekua was alive, he still spoke publicly about her death two days later. >> i lost both of my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. >
at this point, did you think to yourself, manti, are you kidding? now she has leukemia? it goes on and on and on. >> yeah, i thought how could all this happen to one person? >> three months later, he was told his grandmother had died and a few hours later he got a phone call from someone who said he was lennay kekua's brother. >> he was crying and kept screaming. he just said she's gone. >> te'o then dedicated the rest of his football season to his grandmother and to...
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. >>> the manti te'o girlfriend hoax has been in and out of headlines for weeks now. the alleged mastermind behind the hoax is going to speak out for the very first time. >> i wanted to end it because after everything i'd gone through, i finally realized that i just had to move on with my life and how to get, you know, my -- me, i had to start just living and let this go. >> during the broadcast, we're expected to learn more about tuiasosopo and how he explains how he got manti take yo into a fake -- te'o into a fake relationship. >>> president obama said he wants to get an immigration reform package passed as soon as this summer and he believes congress can tackle immigration reform and gun control at the same time. >>> when we come back, the gi film festival is holding a bachelor auction that will -- [indiscernible] -- with an officer. hopefully a gentleman right before valentine's day. >> good idea. we'll be right back. you're watching wusa9. it is 50 degrees at 6:36. keep you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole an
. >>> the manti te'o girlfriend hoax has been in and out of headlines for weeks now. the alleged mastermind behind the hoax is going to speak out for the very first time. >> i wanted to end it because after everything i'd gone through, i finally realized that i just had to move on with my life and how to get, you know, my -- me, i had to start just living and let this go. >> during the broadcast, we're expected to learn more about tuiasosopo and how he explains how he got...
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and you knew that something was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, if anybody put yourself in my situation. katie, put yourself in my situation. my whole world told me that she died on september 12th. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th saying she's alive and then i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and ask me about the same question? you know, what would you do? >> he and his parents maintain that he was not in on the hoax and that his feelings over the course of the fake relationship were real. >> was this intoxicating in a way for you? >> i think for me, the only thing i basked in is i could -- i had an impact on people. that people turned to me and for inspiration. and i think that was the only thing i focused on. my story, i felt, was a guy who in times of hardship and times of trial really, you know, held strong to his faith, held strong to his family and i felt that that was my story. >> even if that hardship was perhaps exaggerated? >> n
and you knew that something was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, if anybody put yourself in my situation. katie, put yourself in my situation. my whole world told me that she died on september 12th. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th saying she's alive and then i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and ask me about the same question? you know, what would you do? >>...
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yet he persevered through it all. >> manti's the heart and soul of this team. >> reporter: for te'o, this game is now everything. >> the past three years that i've sat in my living room and watched that game, i texted one of my teammates, i do not wanna be sitting in this living room watching this game. >> reporter: on the other side of the field, alabama quarterback a.j. mccarron, who's not just playing for his team, but a little girl who he met while she was undergoing treatment for leukemia a little over a year ago. she gave him a bright yellow bracelet, invibed with the words "just trust." he will be wearing it on the field tomorrow. >> i never take it off. i'm always thinking about her. she's a special girl. >> reporter: and she will be one of an estimated 30 million people watching the game tomorrow. so much emotion. so much drama and so much at stake. josh elliott, abc news, miami. >> on the field tomorrow night, josh we'll be looking for you first thing in the morning. you can watch notre dame take on alabama tomorrow night on our partner network, espn, 8:00 eastern. in the m
yet he persevered through it all. >> manti's the heart and soul of this team. >> reporter: for te'o, this game is now everything. >> the past three years that i've sat in my living room and watched that game, i texted one of my teammates, i do not wanna be sitting in this living room watching this game. >> reporter: on the other side of the field, alabama quarterback a.j. mccarron, who's not just playing for his team, but a little girl who he met while she was undergoing...
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between the school and manti te'o. according to swarbrick they have done their own, private internal investigation which by the way you're not allowed to see. no one else is allowed to see the investigation but it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that manti te'o is a victim here. as swarbrick said with tears coming down his face, the most trusting person in the world may never be able to trust again. look i think jack swarbrick, to put it fine point on it is a moral leper. this is somebody who has overseen in his athletic department the death of a teen videographer who was ordered in a hurricane to go on top of a tower to videotape a team practice by their coach ben kelly. the death the suicide of a young girl named lizzie seaberg who went to school at neighboring st. mary's who accused people on the team of sexual assault was sent threatening text messages, warning her not to come forward and she took her own life. swarbrick had no tears for these people. swarbrick ordered no internal investigations for these people.
between the school and manti te'o. according to swarbrick they have done their own, private internal investigation which by the way you're not allowed to see. no one else is allowed to see the investigation but it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that manti te'o is a victim here. as swarbrick said with tears coming down his face, the most trusting person in the world may never be able to trust again. look i think jack swarbrick, to put it fine point on it is a moral leper. this is somebody who...
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but manti te'o insists that his pain was real. real. the notre dame standout and runner i for this year's heisman has been opening up to katie couric about a scam that he says he admits he kept alive for weeks even after learning that the girl lennay ka cue wa wasn't dead and probably never, ever lived in the first place. as for manti te'o's own personal legend -- >> i think for me, the only thing that i basked in is i had an impact on people. that people will turn to me and -- for inspiration. and i think that was the only thing i focused on. my story, i felt, was a guy who in times of hardship and in times of trial really, you know, held strong to his faith, held strong to his family and i thought that that was my story. >> even if that hardship was perhaps exaggerated? >> no. what i went through was real. the feelings, the pain, the sorrow, that was all real. >> it's weird. that's for sure. there's even more to this story. every day there's a weird twist, there's a really weird twist. even a guy who has a multi-year romance on the li
but manti te'o insists that his pain was real. real. the notre dame standout and runner i for this year's heisman has been opening up to katie couric about a scam that he says he admits he kept alive for weeks even after learning that the girl lennay ka cue wa wasn't dead and probably never, ever lived in the first place. as for manti te'o's own personal legend -- >> i think for me, the only thing that i basked in is i had an impact on people. that people will turn to me and -- for...